Beneath every wildfire model there is a set of assumptions, ideally based on a theory of how fire ignites and spreads. The model, however, is only as good as the theory that drives it and the data ...

On September 5, 2020, California's Creek Fire grew so severe that it began producing its own weather system. The fire's extreme heat produced an explosive thunderhead that spewed lightning strikes and ...

The behavior of massive wildland fires is incredibly complex, but as the western U.S. experiences these events with increasing frequency, the need to better understand those systems has become crucial ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A wildfire swept through the west Maui community of Lahaina on Aug. 8 killing at least 97 people and destroying more than 2,000 buildings. Shortly thereafter, an interdisciplinary ...

Several Central Texas fire departments have adopted a new wildfire risk modeling tool to help firefighters better prepare and mitigate wildfire threats.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Florida have been awarded a total of nearly $1.2 million by the National Science Foundation's Fire Science Innovations program to ...

Playing with fire, it's *** new way to fight it. Fire management agencies are relying more on simulation programs to better understand fire behavior. Meteorologist Ophelia Young sits through *** ...

If you missed the Wildfire Hazard and Risk Mapping listening session held in Aberdeen on Jan. 22, there is a chance to attend ...

A developing pyrocumulonimbus cloud above Oregon's Gulch Fire, part of the Beaver Complex Fire, in 2014. On September 5, 2020, California’s Creek Fire grew so severe that it began producing it’s own ...